M. Guzzo

Activation of a signaling pathway by the physical translocation of a chromosome

This study shows how DNA replication initiation in Caulobacter crescentus triggers the CtrA signaling pathway via chromosome translocation and ParA-mediated recruitment of ChpT.

Winter in water: Differential responses and the maintenance of biodiversity

The paper examines how winter conditions in freshwater systems influence species coexistence by analyzing differential physiological and behavioral responses among fish species.

A gated relaxation oscillator controls morphogenetic movements in bacteria

The paper identifies a gated relaxation oscillator mechanism in Myxococcus xanthus that controls polarity reversals through FrzX and RomR, enabling tunable motility responses.